Cape Cod Rail Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Yarmouth, MA. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 118 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail 41.68521, -70.21047
Nearest town Yarmouth, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 31–117 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail · 41.68521, -70.21047
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
32% paved25% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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